The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-13
SOMERS.

Spring weather; fine, but dry, on the
whole. Local showers one day last
week.
Grain is up and looks well. Flax
some up.
Pastures are short, as rule. Too
dry and too cold up to week or so.
Unless we have an abundance of rain
soon the hay crop, from present ap-
pearances, will be light one. 81
Corn planting this week and next.
The weather is all that could be asked
Tor to prepare the ground, unless it be
rather dry for sod ground.
The Town Insurance Company has
been called on to pay for a horse be-
longing to John Reiter, burned in an
OLD log stable near William Stetson's.
He was awarded the sum of 1875.
Whilst at work a fire was started
among the dry leaves near the building.
Mr.. Reiter supposed he had extinguish.
ed the fire, but it is supposed the wind
drove some of the embers under the
logs into the building, and so set it on
fire.
Last Sunday there was no meeting
at the Methodist church on account of
its being Commencement Sunday at
Evanston, Rev. Rollins, the pastor,
graduating this year.
Some three weeks ago Mr.. Samuel
Barnes and wife, after spending the
winter with their daughter and family,
Mrs. DR.. OZanne, at Horizon, also their
son Edward and family, at Marinette,
returned to their home. On account
of the changeable weather, and proba-
bly, being near the lake again, Mr..
Barnes took cold and suffered from his
old complaint, asthma. He made a
garden, and the prospects of his enjoy
ing the fruit of his labors were good
for short time. On Friday morning
last he was found dead by his wife.
After breakfast he took his horse and
stone boat and gathered the remains of
fence he had moved. After coming
twice to the house, Mrs. B: thought he
was absent longer than he ought to be.
started out to ascertain the reason.
Back of the house, ON the edge of the
run, is watering place, boarded up
some two feet or more above the
ground, with water to the depth of
between three and four feet. It was
covered at both ends, having space
near the, middle some three feet in
width. Near this was gate, which
he passed through. Mrs. B s. attention
was first called 20 the horse, who was
eating grass. Next she saw Mr.. BIS
hat, laid down, evidently crown UP
Then she looked into the hole, and
there, in a crouching position, face
downwards and head partly out of
water, lay Mr.. Barns, dead. She tried
to pull him out, but could not ; then
called Mr.. Rogers, who, with his hired
mar, drew him out. He had not swal-
lowed any water and did not drown, as
reported and supposed by many. He
evidently had one of his spells, as he
called them, difficulty of breathing,
head hot, took off his hat, laid it down,
as was his custom, rubbed his head,
sat down, had shock, probably apo
plectic, and dropped into the hole dead.
His family were notified, and that
evening his daughter, Mrs. DIR. J. T..
Ozanne and family, also son Philip, of
Oshkosh, arrived next morning, Ed
and wife from Marinette later, VIM. J
and wife from De Smet, OAK, and Sun
day Y. v, from New London. Mrs.
BIS brother and wife, from d. erfield
H., came also.
The funeral services took place on
Monday last at the house, Rev. Stein
of Kenosha, officiating, who delivered
an address appropriate to the occasion
and spoke feelingly of the kindness OF
the deceased, and of his aid and COM
fort to the suffering whilst living many
could testify. The attendance was uu
usually large, and many came from &
distance. He was buried in Kenoshs
cemetery, near his son. He was fifty
nine wears old,